2026 Fellowship Recipients
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2026 Astronaut Scholarship The Astronaut Scholarships are awarded to students in their junior and senior year of college studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics with the intent to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degree.  Jazzie Trotter is a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. She serves as Propulsion…

Academic Honors Convocation spotlights innovative research and achievements of USC faculty and students

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2025 Fellowship Recipients
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2025 Astronaut Scholarship The Astronaut Scholarships are awarded to students in their junior and senior year of college studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics with the intent to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degree.  Alara Berkmen is a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering (Molecular-Cellular) and a Masters…

2024 Fellowship Recipients
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2024 Boren Scholarship Boren Scholarships provide funding for rigorous language study in exchange for a commitment to work in the federal government for at least one year after graduation. Thomas Martynowicz will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and a minor in Social Sciences. Thomas plans to study Quechua in Peru on the…

Marshall Student Named 2024 Schwarzman Scholar

Senior Amina Shafeek-Horton joins the cohort of elite scholars in China this fall.

2021 Fellowship Recipients
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2021 Astronaut Scholarship The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation was established in 1984 as the Mercury Seven Foundation by the six surviving members of America’s original Mercury Seven astronauts. This year ASF has awarded 60 scholarships to students from 44 different universities across the nation. Astronaut Scholarships are awarded to students in their junior and senior year of college…

2 Trojans receive prestigious Schwarzman scholarship to study in Beijing

Designed to prepare young leaders to serve as a bridge between China and the rest of the world, Schwarzman Scholars is the first scholarship created to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st Century. The program offers the world’s best and brightest students the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and professional networks through a fully-funded…

2020 Fellowship Recipients
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2020 Astronaut Scholarship Recipient Zane Durante is a rising senior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Applied and Computational Mathematics. Eager to dive into artificial intelligence projects at USC, Zane joined the Center for AI in Society, Student Branch (CAIS++) in the fall of his freshman year. His…

Filmmaker Takes on China On Schwarzman Scholarship
Christopher Carpenter leads a photography workshop for young people enrolled in Dream a Dream's life skills programs in Bangalore, India. (Photo/Courtesy of Christopher Carpenter)

Thanks to a prestigious prize, this USC Dornsife alumnus is headed to China to study the culture and business of filmmaking.

3 USC Trojans Receive Schwarzman Scholarships

Schwarzman Scholars, one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships, located at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing, announced its fifth class on December 4, 2019. 145 Schwarzman Scholars were selected from more than 4,700 applicants and include students from 41 countries and 108 universities. The Class of 2021 will enroll in August 2020.…